16 Nov 2021

NAGPUR: The seizure of one more tiger skin and various other body parts from the Gondpipri forest range under Central Chanda Division on Sunday night just shows the drastic jump in poaching of tigers in Maharashtra. The state has recorded 35 tiger deaths, with half (17) of the deaths due to poaching, in the last 10 months.

A comparison of the figures of last five years from the database by Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI), which works with local communities and government agencies to curb poaching and illegal wildlife trade across the country, reveals that Maharashtra tops in tiger poaching over the two top tiger bearing states — Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. 

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